The days are shorter, the nights are longer, and the temperatures are cooler. That can only mean one thing... winter is near! Learn how to make a winter nights essential oil blend.

While some may enjoy bundling up in front of a fire, others may feel down or struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or winter blues. Thankfully, essential oils can assist with mood and emotions!

In this blog post, we'll discuss the Winter Nights essential oil blend, share the DIY recipe, and how to use it.

Winter Nights Essential Oil Benefits

The scent of Winter Nights can infuse your home with cozy warmth and the peace of crisp winter air. Here are more benefits of the Winter Nights oil blend:

• It has a woody, fresh smell
• It has a relaxing, uplifting, and serene aroma
• Inviting the warmth of winter nights to your home
• For a rejuvenating, relaxing experience, combine massage with this product

Winter Nights Essential Oil Ingredients

Winter Nights essential oil blend will warm your home in the winter months or anytime during the year. This DIY blend is inspired by the Young Living Winter Nights oil blend.

Here are the ingredients in our copycat essential oil blend:

Black Spruce Essential Oil (Picea mariana)

Black Spruce essential oil has a grounding and earth-connecting aroma that enhances spiritual practices. It can also be used in massage to soothe muscles after physical activity. Read more about black spruce oil.

Cedarwood Essential Oil (Cedrus atlantica)

Cedarwood oil has a soothing and calming aroma that is known to help relieve stress and anxiety. The oil has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and astringent properties that benefit skin care and promote healthy hair and scalp. It also aids in relieving respiratory problems, such as congestion, asthma, and bronchitis.

Orange Essential Oil (Citrus aurantium)

Orange oil is a bright, uplifting scent that cleans and refreshes the air. It also effectively removes adhesives from surfaces. This oil has various benefits, including improved immune function and reduced stress levels.

If you're looking for an easy way to boost your health and well-being, consider adding some orange essential oil to your daily routine.

Peppermint Essential Oil (Mentha piperita)

Peppermint oil contains menthol, which soothes tired muscles and eases tension. Its scent is refreshing and rejuvenating. It is perfect for wintertime when you need an uplifting boost.

DIY Winter Nights Essential Oil Blend

This blend can promote feelings of peace and relaxation, making it perfect for use in the evening. Peppermint adds a refreshing coolness to this oil blend recipe.

• 3 drops Orange essential oil
• 3 drops Spruce essential oil
• 2 drops Peppermint essential oil
• 2 drops Cedarwood essential oil (any type of cedarwood will do)

Essential Oils Substitutions

The best essential oils for winter nights are those that are grounding, calming, and warming. Some suggested substitute oils for this blend include:

• Patchouli or Frankincense for Cedarwood oil
• Pine or Balsam Fir for Black Spruce oil
• Mandarin or Tangerine for Orange oil
• Black Pepper or Spearmint for Peppermint oil

Winter Nights Oil Blend Uses

Topical:

• Make an all-natural chest rub by adding a few drops of the oil blend to an unscented lotion and applying it to the chest and back to ease respiratory ailments.
• Make a tension relief massage oil. Add 2-4 drops to 1 tablespoon of carrier oil (like jojoba oil). Apply to the neck and shoulders to decrease stress and tension.

Aromatic:

• Diffuse Winter Nights in your home. Diffuse oils for up to one hour in your home during the evening to create a warm, inviting, and cozy atmosphere.
• Use a Car Vent Diffuser to make your car smell as fresh as the night air. Just add several drops to the scent pad.
• It can be combined with foaming hand soap or unscented lotion to scent your skin with its soothing, cool aroma.

Young Living Winter Nights Essential Oil Blend

Young Living's signature scent combines the warm, inviting scents Northern Lights Black Spruce and Peppermint with Cedarwood and Orange. The Winter Nights aroma is a refreshing addition to any home. It has the power of falling snow, the calm of winter night air, and the warmth of cozy rooms.

What Oils Are in Winter Nights?

Young Living's Winter Nights essential oils blend includes:

• Northern Lights Black Spruce essential Oil is the base of this blend
• Orange is used to brighten the Winter Nights blend
• Cedarwood has a soothing and calming aroma
• Peppermint oil enhances the foresty notes of Cedarwood and Black Spruce

Key Constituents:

Limonene, Beta-himachalane, Alpha-pinene, Beta-pinene, Bornyl acetate

Winter Nights Young Living Diffuser Blends

While you can't necessarily control the weather, you can do something to help boost your wellness during winter by using essential oils! Diffusing essential oils in your home can help improve your mood, increase your energy, and keep your respiratory system healthy.

Here are some winter nights diffuser blends using Young Livings oil blend. You could substitute the DIY oil blend in these diffuser blends. Just pick a recipe below and add the drops of oil to the recommended water for your diffuser (according to the instruction manual).

Winter in the Mountains

• 4 drops Winter Nights
• 3 drops Black Spruce
• 2 drops Wintergreen

Soft Woods Diffuser Blend

• 2 drops Atlas Cedarwood
• 2 drops Christmas Spirit essential oil
• 2 drops Winter Nights

Winter Slumber Diffuser Recipe

• 4 drops Stress Away
• 2 drops Winter Nights

Cozy Winter Night

• 3 drops Balsam Fir
• 3 drops Winter Nights
• 2 drops Vanilla

Winter Nights Oil Blend

• 3 drops Peppermint
• 3 drops Citrus Fresh
• 3 drops Winter Nights

Safety Guidelines for Essential Oils

Diffuse 30 minutes to 1 hour at a time, read more about how long to diffuse oils.

It is best not to apply undiluted essential oils to the skin. When topically using essential oils on the skin, dilute with a carrier oil like jojoba oil or sweet almond oil.

Using essential oils can improve a person’s emotional, physical, and mental state. For best results, make sure you use pure essential oils and learn how to use them properly.

People can have different responses to essential oils, you may find what works for one person, doesn't work for you. You can learn more about what to do when essential oils don't work.

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